Whiffletree.



Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

F. W. WEBSTER.

WHIFPLETREE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.25, 1912,

witnesses COLHMIHA Pnw amp (0 In (T N u c CIX FRED WILLARD WEBES'ITEE,OF SPOONER, WISCONSIN.

WHIFILETBEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latenttal Dec. 16, 11913.

Application filed April 25, 1912. Serial No. 693.034.

To (11/? vii/20m it may concern lie it known that l, llnno JV.lVnns'run, a citizen of the llnitcd States, and a resident of Spoonor,in the county of ivashburn and titate of iVisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Inun'ovements in Whillletrees, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being bad to the acconupanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwhilile-trees, and the object of my invention is to provide awhittletree including a shock absorbing connection between the whiflietree ring, and the whittletree.

Another object :is to provide a wl1iille-tree which is yieldinglyconnected to the double tree, the device being of a simple and du "abioconstruction and capable of convenient attachment to a double tree orother suitable securing means.

l Vith these and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin thecombination and ar angement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and finally pointed out in. the appended claim, it beingfurther understood that changes in the specific structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claim without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a. part of this specification andin which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in theseveral views: Figure 1, shows a plan view of a broken portion of awagon tongue and double tree, disclosing two whilile-trees connectedthereto, constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2, shows a forwardedge view of a Whittle-tree including my improvement. Fig. 3, is asection on line 3, 3, of Fig. 2.

In my present invention. I provide a Whittle-tree so constructed that instarting the vehicle when heavily loaded and when going overobstructions and rats th shock incident to the temporary stopping of thevehicle will be partly absorbed.

In the drawings the numerals 1, indicates a broken portion of a wagontongue to which the double tree 2, is secured in the usual manner. Thisdouble tree carries the hooks 3. which in turn engage the rings t, 01the swingle trees in my present invention the swingle tree 5, reinforcedby means of a strap metal member (3, which is secured to the rear edgethereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 and has its ends 15. looped over theends 7, oil the Whittle-tree. Each loop portion 15, as shown in Figs. 2and 8, is rounded while the flat ends 12. of the strap each terminatesin an eye 8. As shown in the drawings, these eyes are locatedapproximately one-quarter the distance from. the ends of the Wlll'l'llGtree. The strap metal member 6, as well as the ends 19, are secured tothe whitlle-tree 5, by means of the bolts 9 and 10, two such bolts beingemployed at each end, to secure the reinforcement to the Whittle-tree.As shown in the drawings the rounded ends 15, give support to theswingle tree hooks 16.

Swiveled within the eyes 8, are the two counterpart, resilient, curvedor bowed links 13 and 14:. 'lhese links encompass the Whittle-tree 5,and end at the rear and central portion ot the whitliatree. Secured tothe ends of those bowed links is the ring 4:, by means of which theWhittle-tree is secured to a double tree or other suitable hook.

In. the use of my swingle tree, every shock or ar imparted to theimplement or vehicle to which the swingle tree is connected, is partlyabsorbed by the yielding bowed links 13 and 14:, which makes it easierupon the draft animal than where the connection is rigid. The attachmentof the swingle tree to the implement or double tree is effected in anysuitable worknninlilne manner.

The swingle tree is simple and inexpensive in. construction and bothdurable and ellicient in operation.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Pa tent is:

The combination with a 'WlllfllB-tlfi, of a strap metal member securedto the rear edge thereof and having its ends looped over the ends ofsaid Whittle-tree each end of said metal member terminating in an eye,said eyes being located approximately one-quarter the distance from theends of said Whitfietree, bolts passing through said strap member,Whiflie-tree and said ends, a trace hook upon each loop portion of saidmetal 1ne1n Whiflie-tree, and a securing ring engaging said links, asand in the manner set forth. 0 In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature,

in presence of two Witnesses.

FRED XVILLARD WEBSTER.

ber a resilient curved link Within each eye k Witnesses: encompassingsaid Wlni'He-tree said cnrvecl GEORGE E. STEATTON, llnks ending at therear and center of said l VVILLIAM T. GAIRNs.

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